Presentation Proposals: Deadline Extended to January 25, 2008
NISOD celebrates teaching and leadership excellence by inviting proposals for breakout and small discussion group sessions from college faculty, staff, presidents, and other key administrators, including deans, department chairs, and college teams.
After reviewing the following information, click on the link at the bottom of this page to download the presentation proposal form.
Criteria for Selection
Presentations will be reviewed for their innovative, unique, or thought-provoking subjects, topics, and/or strategies; relevance to the needs and challenges of teaching and learning in community colleges and other institutions of education; evaluation and follow-up information where appropriate; and appeal to a broad cross-section of college professionals or to a clearly defined program or discipline.
Program Strands
Teaching and Learning. Demonstrations of classroom, online, or blended teaching and learning strategies; practical applications of instructional technology; innovative and effective student engagement strategies; and descriptions of classroom assessment procedures.
Teamship Development. Innovative practices for establishing and promoting individual programs and institutionwide teams; descriptions of successful community, business, and college collaborations and partnerships; and presentations of organizational cultural and change initiatives.
Career Development. Strategies for professional/faculty/staff development; and activities for personal career advancement.
Leadership Development. Initiatives that put institutional effectiveness and data analytics into practice; faculty/staff/administration selection and evaluation practices; examples of institutional support of teaching and learning; and examples of leadership development programs for faculty, staff, administration, and students.
Types of Presentations
Breakout Sessions address topics within the four program strands. The majority of breakout sessions are one hour in length, although presenters may request two-hour sessions. They are intended for audiences from 50-150 and may include multiple presenters. Presenters are expected to engage participants in interactive learning activities, provide handouts, and be prepared to respond to post-conference requests for more information.
Roundtables offer a more interactive venue for the exploration of key issues within the program strands. These discussions accommodate up to 10 participants and are limited to two discussion leaders. Multiple roundtables are scheduled simultaneously in the same room (click here for photo of roundtables at 2007 conference ). They are one hour in length and are particularly well-suited for exploratory topics and hands-on demonstrations that require small group interaction and more individual attention to issues under discussion than larger groups would accommodate. These discussions cannot accommodate equipment other than presenters' battery-powered laptop computers.
Audiovisual Equipment
Each breakout session will be equipped with a lectern and microphone (as necessary based on room), a data projector, and a screen. Any other equipment must be supplied by the presenter or rented from the Convention Center's in-house audiovisual provider.
Expenses
Presenters are paid neither honoraria nor expenses and are required to register for the conference and pay the registration fee.
Registration Fees
Before May 1
Member: $395 | Non-Member: $495
After May 1
Member: $445 | Non-Member: $545Corporate Presenters
Please note that vendors are welcome to present; however, NISOD strongly encourages vendors to co-present with a college that has met with success by using their product. Presenting vendors must be a NISOD Corporate Partner.
Proposal Review
Submitted proposals will be reviewed and presenters notified by February 4, 2008.
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